Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2016-04-08 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2016-04-08 Senate Journal Page 2386 SB 154 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 154(STA) "An Act relating to special registration plates commemorating the Blood Bank of Alaska" was read the third time. Senator Wielechowski moved that the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 2, following "Alaska": Insert "; and relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans" Page 1, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 18.65.310(l) is amended to read: 2016-04-08 Senate Journal Page 2387 (l) At the request of the person, the department shall provide a veteran designation and United States flag replica on an identification card identifying the person as a retired veteran, [OR] a veteran of the armed forces of the United States discharged under honorable conditions, or a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran who served in military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the person shall provide proof of veteran status that shows the person is retired, was [OR] discharged under honorable conditions, or is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. The department shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to determine the proof necessary to show that a person is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. With the approval of the person, the department shall make available to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a person receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid identification card with a new identification card with a veteran designation." Page 1, line 4: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 2, following line 5: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 4. AS 28.15.111(c) is amended to read: (c) At the request of an applicant, the department shall provide a veteran designation and United States flag replica on a license identifying the driver as a retired veteran, [OR] a veteran of the armed forces of the United States discharged under honorable conditions, or a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran who served in military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the driver shall 2016-04-08 Senate Journal Page 2388 make available proof of veteran status that shows that the person is retired, was [OR] discharged under honorable conditions, or is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. The department shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to determine the proof necessary to show that a person is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. With the approval of the applicant, the department shall make available to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a driver receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. The department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new license with a veteran designation. A replacement license with a veteran designation issued for $5 under this subsection shall retain the expiration date of the license it replaces." Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Stoltze objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 154(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 4 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze Excused: Olson and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 154(STA) was automatically in third reading.